Charles Albert Aaron Morgan (27 January 1897 – 27 November 1967) was an Australia

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n politician. Born in Woonana, New South Wales, he was educated at Catholic

Catholic

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 schools and then at Sydney Technical College

Sydney Technical College

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. He became a solicitor in 1920 and eventually a Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 lawyer. In 1940, he was elected as the Labor candidate for the Australian House of Representatives

Australian House of Representatives

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 seat of Reid

Division of Reid

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, held by Lang Labor

Lang Labor

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 MP Joseph Gander

Joseph Gander

Joseph Herbert Gander was an Australian politician. Born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, he received a primary education before becoming a billiardmaker and public servant. He was involved in local politics in Sydney, being elected to Newtown Council...

. Morgan defeated Gander and held the seat until his defeat by Jack Lang

Jack Lang (Australian politician)

John Thomas Lang , usually referred to as J.T. Lang during his career, and familiarly known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Big Fella" was an Australian politician who was Premier of New South Wales for two terms...

 himself in 1946; Morgan's defeat was largely because the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Australia

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 directed its preferences to Lang. In 1949, however, Lang contested the new seat of Blaxland

Division of Blaxland

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 instead of Reid, and Morgan regained the seat. He held it until 1958, when he lost his Labor preselection to Tom Uren

Tom Uren

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 and unsuccessfully contested the seat as an independent

Independent (politician)

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. Morgan died in 1967.